1. Little girl starts preschool next week. At first, I saw this as a decent opportunity to quit. Then I started thinking, why would I quit? I have been doing this a year and now I am being presented the opportunity to keep my full-time pay, with less hours and I calculated the 3 days she is at school, I will only be working an average of 3-4 hours per day yet being paid for the full 8. I know that is a pitiful way of looking at it but for right now, it is worth it.
2. An awkward event in my life needs a bit of a back story: little girl's family lives in Oakley, and Hyde Park Plaza is behind their street. We frequently walk to different places within the plaza (Bigg's, Michael's, Panera, Starbucks) and always have to pass by Bob Sumerel tire shop. Well, we have become a certain amount of friends with several of the employees, guys who know our names, that I am little girl's nanny, and wave, sometimes engage us in conversation and little girl enjoys seeing. Anyway, about 2 weeks ago I walked to Panera to get lunch after little girl went down for her nap (remember, her mom works from home so I did not leave her there alone) and had to yes, pass by Bob Sumerel. This is the first time I have done this without little girl. The 'friendliest' of the mechanics waves hello to me as I passed and asked where little girl was, and I told him she was napping and I was just grabbing lunch. That was that...until I came back. I saw him walking from the parking lot and coming toward me, trying to get my attention. He started out by saying, "I probably shouldn't say this..." (oh dear, oh dear) "but there are a few guys in there who talk about you" (stop, please stop) "and we kind of figured you had to have a boyfriend since you seem pretty indifferent. Do you have a boyfriend?" (...what? 'Umm...I'm actually married') "Oh, you're married!? How long?" ('A little over a year') "Wow! How is that? I'm 38 and I've never been married! I'll probably never get married. I don't like change" (...umm...'I think it's pretty okay if you find the right person...'?) "Yeah, yeah, that's true. Just so you know, it wasn't me who talks about you! Just so you know! I'm just nice to everyone! I'm from the country and that's just how we are!" (...what is happening right now?! k...well bye!)
Yes, that is pretty much verbatim. It was a lot less awkward than it could have been, I think, because I never got creepy vibes from the guy before and I believed him when he said it wasn't him. Anyway - I told little girl's mom the story because I thought it was funny, since no guy has said anything like that to me since, well, I guess 4 years ago when I met Rob, and little girl's mom was upset about it! For real! She was all, "I'm going to go talk to them about it!" and started speculating as to which of the guys she thought he could be talking about and I was like, "I really don't think he was trying to hit on me! It was just kind of awkward and funny" and she was like, "Well I'm going to say something next time I see them."
I thought she was kind of joking, except I seriously haven't seen any of the guys since that day! They are never hanging out by the back door where we pass anymore, and today we finally saw the guy who inquired of my relational status, and he totally saw us and did nothing. It was way more awkward than being asked if I had a boyfriend. I should ask her if she said anything, because if so, that is humiliating. Also I'm afraid they got in trouble or something. Ugh. Anyway, my life is awkward.
That was long.
3. On a completely different note, we are now in the market for a dog! I worked up the guts to talk to mon pere about it and he did not seem thrilled with the idea (he thinks it is unfair to leave a dog home alone all day) but he said that if we wanted one, we could get one. If you are unaware as to why I feel the need to ask my dad permission to get a dog when I'm married and we live on our own, it is because my parents are our landlords. BUT YES. A DOG! Finally! Though we are abandoning our first plan to get a specific dog from a breeder because (1) though I would love a puppy in the breed of my choice, we just are not around enough to give it the proper care and training it would need throughout the day and (2) a rescue dog is in much greater need of us and (3) is cheaper. Tonight I asked Rob if we got a female dog could I name it "Genevieve" a la Madeline's Rescue, which has been my dream since I was a small child. He said no.
If you are unfamiliar with the book, the plot goes something like Madeline falls into a river and everyone's freaking out but then a stray dog saves her and Miss Clavel let's her keep the dog and she names it Genevieve. Rob denying this request literally crushes a childhood dream.
4. I finally made my first nanny friend! One of the hardest parts about being a nanny is the lack of peer interaction. The places I take little girl put me in the circles of more stay-at-home moms than nannies so I haven't really made any friends. Except now! She's not exactly a nanny, but an au pair from Germany! We met a couple weeks ago at Joseph Beth Booksellers in Rookwood and exchanged numbers. It was completely inconvenient timing though, as the two boys she cares for started school this week and little girl starts next, but we are hanging out officially as friends this Friday!
So...that's an update on my life.
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